BY ARTHUR M. LEA. 585 



Hab. — Western Australia : Mullewa. Three specimens (one 

 of which is now in the possession of Mr. G. Masters) were 

 obtained in the bed of a dry creek. 



The white lateral stripes of the elytra are very distinct; the 

 elytral punctures occasionally appear as if gilded. 



HISTERID^. 

 HoLOLEPTA Mastersi, Macl. 



In Masters' Supplementary Catalogue the above species i.s 

 placed as a synonym (on the authority of Lewis) of H. Sidnensis, 

 Mars. This is a mistake; the beetles themselves are very much 

 alike, but the larvje and pupal cases are very distinct. The case 

 of H. Sidnensis is constructed in the fibre of the core of various 

 species of Xanthorrhoea, and internally is of a shining jet black 

 colour; that of H. Mastersi is brown inside, and is constructed on 

 a somewhat different plan. The larvae are dissimilar in several 

 respects, that of H. australis (of which, however, I do not know 

 the pupa) being decidedly closer to, though apparently distinct 

 from H. Sidnensis. I have taken adults, larvae and pupje of //. 

 Mastersi under rotting bark of several forest trees on the Tweed 

 and Richmond Rivers; the two other species I have obtained only 

 from Xanthorrho&a. 



TENEBRTONID^. 



Having recently examined Hope's original descriptions and 

 figures of Helceides* and being enabled therefrom to identify 

 some of the species I possess (scarcely possible by the descriptions 

 alone), a few notes may be of use. 



Judged by the illustrations HelcHUs Bremei, contractus and 

 testudineus would appear to belong to St/mpetes, and this I am 

 satisfied is the case. //. Bremei, which Sir William Macleay 

 thought belonged to Encara, is the same as Sarayiis Duhoulayi, 

 Pasc, and the latter name must therefore fall; the species (which 

 has already been referred to Sympetes) is variable, and widely 



* Trans. Ent. Soc. Vol. v. IS^S, pp. 52-56, Plates 6 and 7. 



